Denman, John Widdowson, Sergeant, 12685, 9th Battalion, Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire RegimentEntitled to the 1914-15 Star, rank Private, served in GallipoliBorn Chesterfield, DerbyshireEnlisted ChesterfieldResidence Stonegravels, DerbyshireKilled in action 3rd May 1917 aged 24
Commemorated on the Arras Memorial, France, Bay 7
1911 Census
An earthenware potter
Nephew of James Widdowson, an earthenware clay presser, of 2, Beaver Place, Factory Street, Brampton, Derbyshire

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Fragment of Pearson's Pottery Rum Jar Found on the Somme Battlefields Near Montauban, France


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The Arras Memorial


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